Chancellor Rishi Sunak is faced with pressure to announce a fresh emergency support package for businesses and workers following tough Covid-19 restrictions.
Shop owners are fearful of a new crisis on the High Street after London and the south-east was plunged into Tier Four in the run-up to the busy Christmas period.
Chief executive of the British Retail Consortium Helen Dickinson said the effect of closing non-essential retail in Tier Four will be severe and the High Street now faces losing £2billion in sales for the third time this year.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is faced with pressure to announce a fresh emergency support package for businesses and workers following tough Covid-19 restrictions
London s shops and businesses in despair as new Covid curbs halt Christmas bonanza
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